DO YOU KNOW THE BASIC LANDFORMS?
hill, mountain, plateau, plain, volcano, gulf, bay, isthmus, peninsula, strait, mesa, butte, archipelago, fjord, desert, island, delta, basin, source, tributary, lake, glacier, mountain range, harbor, ocean, oasis
SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABUlARY
continent: a large body of land
hemisphere: hemi is a Greek word for half- hemisphere means "half of a sphere"
equator: imaginary line dividing the northern and southern hemisphere
cardinal directions: north, south, east, west
intermediate directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest
compass rose: a drawing that shows direction
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cale: tells you how much smaller the distance on a map is compared with the actual distance
symbols: anything that stands for something else
map key: tells what the symbols stand for
locator: shows where the subject area of the main map is located
political map: shows information such as countries, states, cities, and other important political features
physical map: shows Earth's natural features
elevation map: uses color to show height of land above sea level
historical map: shows information about the past or where past events took place
distribution map: shows how things such as language, religion, population, and rainfall are distributed throughout an area
